Innholdsfortegnelse for February 2016 i Spider Magazine Stories, Games, Activites and Puzzles for Children and Kids

“ HEY JESSICA, do you live around here?” a girl’s voice called. I looked up to see Sarita jogging across the grass toward me. I had never seen her in my neighborhood, only at school. And I never really talked with her much there, because, to me, Sarita is perfect with a capital P. She gets the best grades in the class, is the best at almost every sport, and everyone is always clustered around her. I assumed she wouldn’t want to bother with me. I’m perfectly average, with a lowercase letter a. I turned back to helping my brother Matthew dig in the sand just as Sarita reached us, but I did answer her question. “Yes. We live next door.” “I wish I lived next to a park,” Sarita…

No one had ever heard a voice or music on the radio before Christmas Eve 1906. That night, an inventor in Massachusetts broadcast himself reading the Bible and playing the song “O Holy Night” on violin. — Sam Radio waves are NOT sound. They are light! They carry coded patterns through the air and even through solid objects. Then radio receivers, like the ones in cars, change them back into sound we can hear. —Ophelia In 1938, a radio show called “The War of the Worlds” fooled people into thinking aliens were invading. It was read like a live news broadcast, and its realistic acting and sound effects made listeners panic. — Sonya Cell phones use radio waves to send sound and data. That means smartphones are like super advanced…

What You’ll Need: 1 package yeast 11/2 cups lukewarm water 3/4 teaspoon salt 11/2 teaspoons sugar 4 cups flour 1 egg, cracked into a bowl and beaten with a fork coarse salt (kosher salt works well) What to Do: 1. Preheat the oven to 425°F. 2. In a large bowl, dissolve the yeast in the water. 3. Add salt and sugar, then mix in flour. 4. With clean hands, knead until you have a soft, smooth dough. Note: Do not let the dough rise. 5. Ask an adult to cut the dough into small pieces (walnut to egg size). 6. Roll the dough into ropes and form into hearts, or any shape you like! 7. Place the pretzels on a greased, foil-covered cookie sheet an inch and a half apart,…

Monster Corabelle Beazley, age 8 Old Hickory, Tennessee Charlotte M. Benhoff, age 6 Lutherville, Maryland Zora H., age 9 Hinsdale, Montana The Unidragon Ankara Herrera, age 8 Potomac, Maryland Rithik M., age 7 Irving, Texas King Dragon Jack Holeman, age 8 Gastonia, North Carolina Sophia D., age 8 Sunnyvale, California Korlie Ann Spriesterbach, age 6 Clinton, Ohio Mollie Lee, age 7 Sinking Spring, Pennsylvania Maya J. Pentecost, age 8 Memphis, Tennessee Jonathan Currie, age 7 Attleboro, Massachusetts Josephine Sippel, age 6 Youngstown, New York Frankie Gannon, age 7 West Sacramento, California Contest Rules Write a poem about dancing. Here are the only rules: 1. Your entry must be signed by a parent or legal guardian, authorizing its publication in print and/or online and saying it’s your own idea. 2. Be…

THIS VALENTINE’S DAY, show somebuggy you care by making them an egg in the shape of a heart. WHAT YOU'LL NEED: egg (extra-large is best) pencil or pen with round edges milk or juice carton (washed out) scissors two rubber bands WHAT TO DO : 1. Cut out one side of the carton. Fold it in half lengthwise. 2. Ask an adult to help you hard-boil the egg. (Place the egg in a saucepan, cover with water, bring to a boil. Then cover the pan, turn off heat, and let sit for 5–10 minutes. Then run cool water over egg.) 3. While the hard-boiled egg is still warm, peel it and put it in the center of the folded carton side. 4. Put the pencil on top of the egg.…

My Young Friend, I am delighted to offer you a job at the Brazen Inquiry Guild. The Guild has recently discovered a most remarkable device, its powers unknown. We found it, strangely, in the den of wild beasts. We are assembling a team to investigate this find, and we hope that you will join us. Why you? Surely I need not explain! You are one of the special young scientists (all under the age of 15!) to invent the Cypher, the device which allows humans to speak with animals. Your expertise with mechanics, and your knowledge of animals, would help us greatly. Now I hope that you will let me advise you as a friend: watch out. You will have other offers, not all of them trustworthy. The world is…

Dear Spider, I have a cool fact to tell you: When frogs throw up, they throw up their stomachs and then swallow their stomachs. I saw my first stick bug on August 14, 2015. I also have two jokes: What do you get when you pour boiling water down a rabbit hole? Hot cross bunnies. Who yelled “Coming are the British?” Paul Reverse. Emma Orban, age 9 Hamilton, Michigan Dear Spider, I love your magazine. I think the comics at the bottom of the pages are funny! My favorite joke is: Knock, knock. Who’s there? Liz. Liz who? Lizen to my song! Elizabeth F., age 6 New Hampshire Hi, Gang! I love your magazines! I read every magazine. Sonya, why are you mean to Spider? He’s your friend. Sam, congratulations…